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Okanagan business renews call for government action on labour shortage
“Bold and decisive” action is needed to tackle the ongoing and longstanding shortage of labour…
Vernon could have unique synthetic outdoor skating rink next year
Vernon city council is asking its staff to dig deeper into the idea of having…
Crime down in Vernon, Coldstream in first three months of 2021
Calls and offences dropped in the Vernon and Coldstream over the first three months of…
Outdoor skating rink options discussed in Vernon
Vernon city council is looking at installing an outdoor skating rink and everything from a…
A Coldstream golf course could be yours for $1.7 million
A nine-hole golf course featuring a large house, outdoor pool and restaurant could be yours…
Two Vernon Mounties cleared of wrongdoing after take-down in domestic violence case
Two Vernon police officers have been cleared of wrongdoing after a man they arrested in…
Vernon SPCA bids adieu to unofficial greeter, Roger the cat
Roger the cat was the unofficial greeter at the Vernon BC SPCA for more than…
Vernon waterpark cautiously watching COVID guidance before opening
The opening of Vernon’s popular waterslide park remains in limbo due to the pandemic and…
Tolko agrees to not log area near Vernon water source
Tolko has agreed to halt its logging and road construction plans for an area above…
COVID-19 forces cancellation of Vernon’s Funtastic for 2nd year
The Funtastic Music Festival and Slo Pitch tournament in Vernon has been cancelled for the…
Vernon firefighter helps deliver healthy baby girl
A Vernon firefighter’s previous experience as an ambulance paramedic served him in good stead as…
Arrests made, drugs seized in RCMP raid at Vernon home
Police arrested three people and seized both cash and drugs after a search warrant was…
UPDATE: Missing Sicamous man located
UPDATE: 11:23 a.m. Friday, April 30, 2021 North Okanagan RCMP say a missing 25-year-old Sicamous…
North Okanagan RCMP seek public’s help to find wanted man
Vernon RCMP are asking for the public’s help in locating a wanted man who is…
Former Vernon man denied statutory release from prison, called risk to women
A former Vernon man due for a second trial in the killing of a Japanese…
2nd piece of potential Okanagan parkland sold to private owners
Following on the news that Sickle Point on Skaha Lake in the South Okanagan has…
3 impaired drivers caught in 1 night in North Okanagan: RCMP
Three drunk drivers were apprehended by North Okanagan RCMP on Monday night in and around…
Vernon man awaiting second trial for Vancouver killing up for statutory release
The former Vernon man who will soon face a second trial for the 2016 killing…
Vernon closing visitor information centre and sani-dump
Due to a decline in use and a shift to online technology, Vernon city council…
Petition urges council to close part of downtown Vernon to traffic
An online petition is asking Vernon city council to close two blocks of 30 Avenue…
Effort to save Vernon’s historic Towne Cinema ramps up
Fundraising efforts aimed at saving Vernon’s Towne Cinema are going well with $60,000 of the…
Sinkhole creates traffic headache on Hospital Hill in Vernon
A water main break created a huge sinkhole on Highway 97 across from Vernon Jubilee…
Vernon may permanently close visitor information centre
Next week, Vernon city council will decide whether to permanently close its tourism visitor centre…
Old-timey glamping could soon be available at Historic O’Keefe Ranch
Historic O'Keefe Ranch may soon see glamping options available for campers if the Township of…